Hardware Engineer - Optics - Insight Global

Hardware Engineer Optics

Remote in the US - US Travel 15-20%

$170,000- 220,000 (Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education)

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, 2 weeks PTO + 14 paid holidays

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.

Day to day

As the R&D Product Development Engineer – Optical System Architect (SA), you will be focused on pluggable optical transceivers, near/co-package optical transceivers, optical interconnects for advanced AI/HPC environment, compute, storage, and networking hardware markets. You will apply your technical expertise and industry knowledge to influence the BU strategy and contribute to key product/technology decisions. You will collaborate closely with the Business Development and Strategy teams on M&A scenarios and projects, performing technical evaluations and assessing how the technology will intersect with future product/technology trends and the needs of our customers and industry. This role reports to the Director leading the broader SA organization.

• Use technical knowledge, capability, and contacts to guide the BU in establishing an optical solutions strategy.

• Provide the right balance of business acumen, market intelligence, and optical engineering to establish D&D optical solutions to upcoming industry/customer technical needs. - Provide optical technical leadership to the BU.

• Have and build strong industry relationships with key senior architects at our client's most important customers and standard organizations. Participate in and be recognized by key technical forums. MUST be recognized as a creditable optical market professional.

• Apply market knowledge to contribute to the evergreen BU strategy and influence the BU on product/technology decisions.

Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in optical or electrical engineering.

• 15+ years’ experience in the optical transceiver market (supplier or specifier role)

• In-depth knowledge of the key technologies servicing the different optical interconnect distances inside a data center.

• Hands-on experience in the design and testing of optical transceivers and optical components. -- - Experience in data center computing and/or networking industry system design and related technologies.